# Juba weaver (Ploceus dichrocephalus)

> The Juba weaver or Salvadori's weaver: name, range in the Horn of Africa, Red List status, and its 27 shared records in Somalia from 1901 to 2021.

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## In short

The [Juba](/en/economy/farming-and-harvests/) weaver (*Ploceus dichrocephalus*), also called Salvadori's weaver, is a bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae. It lives in the Horn of Africa ([IUCN Red List, *Ploceus dichrocephalus*, 2016](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718956A94603859.en); [Wikipedia, Juba weaver, backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba_weaver)).

Its English name refers to the Juba river of southern Somalia. Its other name honours Tommaso Salvadori, who described it in 1896 under another genus; the brackets around his name in the scientific name show that it was later moved to *Ploceus* ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788939)).

## What the record shows

Most of the Juba weaver's shared records from Somalia are museum specimens: 17 of 27. Records that name a region come from [Woqooyi Galbeed](/en/regions/woqooyi-galbeed/), Middle Juba and Middle Shabelle (see records below).

## Records in Somali lands

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) holds 27 records of the Juba weaver from Somalia, dated from 1901 to 2021 ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO&taxon_key=5788939)). By type: 17 museum specimens, 9 sightings by people, 1 other record.

Records that name a region (11 of 27), by region: Woqooyi Galbeed 8, Middle Juba 2, Middle Shabelle 1 (same source).

The oldest dated record is a museum specimen from 1901, from a place recorded as "Lowidu", held by SMF ([GBIF record 207983877](https://id.senckenberg.de/object/sesam-1182584)).

The newest dated record is a sighting by a person from 2021, from Woqooyi Galbeed, held by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (eBird) ([GBIF record 3600362202](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/3600362202)).

GBIF only holds what museums, scientists and observers have shared, so the counts show where the animal or plant has been recorded, not its full range.

## Red List status

The IUCN Red List category for the Juba weaver is **Least Concern** ([IUCN Red List assessment](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718956A94603859.en); [GBIF species page](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788939)).

## Classification

| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Ploceidae |
| Genus | Ploceus |
| Species | *Ploceus dichrocephalus* |

Scientific name with author: *Ploceus dichrocephalus* (Salvadori, 1896) ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788939)).

## Related pages

- [Middle Juba](/en/regions/middle-juba/)
- [Lower Juba](/en/regions/lower-juba/)
- [Birds of Somalia](/en/nature/birds-of-somalia/)

## Sources

- [IUCN Red List assessment](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718956A94603859.en)
- [GBIF species page](https://www.gbif.org/species/5788939)
- [GBIF occurrence records, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO&taxon_key=5788939)
- [Wikipedia (backup)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juba_weaver)

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